The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-21
THE RAILROADS.

The st. Paul company has com.
menced suit against the Omaha company
TO recover s., 500 900 for breach Of contrac. as
to certain land and rights.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Assi.tsnt P, oil
Commissioner Pearson today stated that the
from chicago to Boston had not affected tho
western rates from New York.
Ar tie close OF 1886 $50 miles Of
railroad we're reported In operation In Peru.
In 1878 the returns gave 1860 miles. The diff
ferencs 10 largely due to the war with Chill.
1879 So, which eau,ed a great destruction,
and ended with the loss OF certain lines Of
Chill.
THR order # Superintendent Law
Ter. Of the schuylkill Division of the Phila.
dslphia and Reading railroad, prohibiting
any the employe, drink ne liquor, whether
on or Of duty, 10 supplemented by an order
that any man reported AS having been seen
taking drink OF liquor or beer will DO sum
marty discharged.
ARKANSAS Cry, KAN Special to
the Globe Democrat; Tack laying on tho
Missouri Pacific extension TO this city from
Lexter, twenty.six miles east Of this Ioibt,
has begun at the lat me ationed place. Two
mi es Of iron will be laid daily until the Odd
Is completed from this ciiy. The ROAD WI
be constructed Northwes across the stat,
over 2 miles being already bonded. When
completed, tho ROAD will DO I main line OF
the Denver, Mempbi AMI Atlantic, a b anch
Of the Missouri Pacific.
TERRELL, Tx, special dispa'ch IN
the Globe Democrat, July 18th; It Is init.
mat, d by a gentleman who has had consid-
cradle to do with railroads that the Frisco
will 10 built rectly from Greenvillo to Ter
tell. and the Central will be extended from
Roberts via sulplur springs 70 leKatkana,
with q branch rsa. hing la tbs directi n Of
Clarksvills. In this way the fri!co will
change cars at Terrell or the entral. going
south, and tho Ce trail for the FRISCO, going
north. IL this be dons II will al,o out IL
the predict, d tine VI the ~. Loais, Iksnsas
aud Texas, which could only be run by par
alleiing its full length.
ct LOUIS, No July 20.-The NJ q.
souri, Pacific. Cotton Belt aud Frisco rail-
roads will today make tie third important
cut Of the series IN the TEXAS tfanic war by
sla, hins the tariff on atu nbsr Of articles Of
large consumption. The tariff on packing
house product, 40 lard " II be cut 10 3 cents
per 100 pound; hour, meal, hominy, srits,
bran ana mil fed will be reduced 10 tho
tame rate. Mean while steamhoi Il are taxi
ing the Same pre- ducs to.New o leagsf,r ~
cents, and the AtchisOn 70 tax ng shipments
from the mouth ~ the Mississippi 10 interit r
Tex q points for Is nts. Sc long a. this
continues the war vii 80 on.
THK fscts concerning the stains Of
the Baltimore ard Ohio deal are as follows
The option held by Mr.. I've. has been taken
bya syndicate. which also took 10 ali the
10 .urities which that ssuslsmaa had de-
taken a | the Cincinnati, hamilton and bay.
ton and Baltimore aud Ohio securitiei held
BIZ Mr.. I've. The syndicate 10 = very Il ong
one, composed Of Messrs. DreHel, Morgan A
GO. ChIii,oPh.I s.ysr and Alfred sully, Of
ton. who are backed By tbs. English gold
syndicate. Mr.. Pic. pint MorG,n the
only man Mr.. 9ould fears, because Of tho
magnitude Of The fund. which III, former
controls, and the ahility to carry cut
take. Tbs Intervention o. this yndi-
cate was brought sahout by the de Ire Of
MT. Garrett, who fesir, d to set NJ, Ives out
Of the way. The latte /, it appears, had hsen
too leaky, and ibousl recently ysry quiet.
hs yacht. lie 10 all Sod o have LEI ihInrs
out which Il was De sirable 10 keep quiet
until at or the communication OF the deal
W all street lndicaor.
A SUIT for 8 20 600 dsmsgss vas pre-.
pared yesterday By q. II. Harms. Of the Pal
ais Royal. aud ". W. Post. against tie Gin
cinnati, nAmillon and Dayton aud Peoria.
Chic 90 and 81. Loui, Railroad Comp mics.
The plaintiff. bought round trip tickets TO
Chicago. which had upon their fice a 70
quiiement that the ticket, be pressu ted 20 a
certain ofhc al IN Chic 80 aud punched by
him before ihey would be 5000 for 70.
turn tip. 1fe plaintiff had signed the
agreement attached 10 the ticket. bat had
not obseryed this requirement. Upon re-.
turning, ths safe keeper In toe Ch eagi de
10 accept q he tickets 40 good aud punched
them, bat the con NC or declare that they
ere vorthl -. and deman ed cash fares.
Neither Of The gentlemen had none Q uuEh
about him 70 meet the demand. aud they
vere put OF on tho tain. They ~alk a
toms sir miles t. the merit ,tat on, sud -ers
about 20 telegraph 10 Cincinnati for money,
when AIR; harns "a. re,ostitsd.S the sta
credit 1he Claim sil be made that the ac-
cep,Ance OF the tickep by tn R,usman,
bound the company % rtoeiVf / en-, not
withdrawing a formali,y regarding them
had not been clmpliod with cincinnati
N9m 'eANhHH
PRINTING THH TARITFs.
THE Interstate Comm'Toe Csmmis.
sios has already pat the printers on ID. road
10 fortune, and II will be remsmbered that
at one time corner In plea type was not
counted amoaE impossible ties. Ga July
ga the Commission will prob ably take step
that will once m 70 set the printing pressss
booming. Il shoald Likewise be ofeonsider.
able interest 10 the freight men, especially
q, u does not appear that the announcement
Of the new requirements has as Q, o. en- SEQ.
ers'ly made Enovn " the railroad ofhcials
mere In, anpeunoemsht o roulst d 70 10
the Commission that there 10 Iuch ansiead.
insgs IN the Iatss fer the transportation Of
grain, hIur, provisions, cotton and other
PRODUCTIONS Of TIE couatry vbea taken ~
inierstats roads Tor EpOrtstioa a. iofsisa
opiaion ,st 1T , he Sb'is.a1on V 81 ,. 2,
ifs n regards such bus mes, would
conducs 70 ttsaItnsss 10 ace, u
IL tpropofed 10 insus arste . rulls by
which he railroad shall he Q quifed % give
the ame publ city 10 .nd be governed By
the same fes1l itiohs AZ TO type, etc con
eernins export tariffs, or rates from any
Dyint 10 this eluntfJ BY any uta OF routes
20 q foreign county from seaport. 40 ., "
obtain Wuh tie present. int rstafe tafins
A copy Of tho communication en- ltdytns la
tubstahoe he abo all be scot 10 III ths
railroads The Commission Will consider
the pros 0sition on the dae AlrsAdy 70 .frod
20, at VII ch tine Hny fuEsostion 81 amend
msnt or Arguments IN urt ins, for OF m inst
hdopyOn, will be- enteftainf d. Iftle II tnse
be adopted II uAy not b. any means make
perfectly clear the actual export rate Of lines
controlling vessel Of thsIr own, hut " N
nevertheless 60 ar n determiniug the otef.
alton OF lines whoso proceeainEs are At pres.
cot moro or less thrOudoI 10 tnystery
% the eye, Of ~atchiul rivals
The great dfavtaes. however, all
be the difficulty Of sstting olt tariff,
20 correspond 70 the ,oean rates, a. theis
are In an almost constant ststs Of d. tua.
tion-fO much o., Indeed that daiy sup.
plemsbt 20 the fret IA 10 isFpsd will proba-
bly, be rendered niece sary, though. the
| couue Of time. rates may be mi de more uni
| torn. A. " u, the indications plint 10 thA
enforced purchase BY TIE roads " private
printius presses, and the Tentits a ware.
houses w the eOmmiittOn In Wellington In
which 10 store the bales upon bales that, 10
aoootdatce with fegglaiiOni will be rent 90
" for hle. pe,plis THIS siumblins, block
t0mo general freight agents are already con
graduating themselves upon the uppOT ami ,
| tur psnetfatlnE the salf aud manners VI
thetT CON potit9rs. Louis hspu lean,
NEW RAILWAY rRuoHr rRAPrfoi
Copies Of the nsE truck liuo freight
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